IMA
Caring, Helping, Mental Illness.
MESSAGE FROM GAIL KATZ, KADIMA PRESIDENT
KADIMA OFFICERS
Gail Katz — President
Barbara Eisenberg — Vice Presider
Richard Ludwig — Vice President
Sandi Tamaroff — Vice President
Ted Wagner — Vice President
Jim Miller — Treasurer
Jim Schmidt, Ph.D — Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Janet Aronoff*
Jerome Bookstein
Bobbi Gordon
Marla Rowe Gorosh, MD
Richard Herman*
Marla Kaftan
Ann Katz, PhD
Brian Kolender, MD
Sissi Lapides
Phyllis Levitt
Jennifer Lewis
Kenneth A. Nathan*
Jo Elyn Nyman
Rhoda Raderman*
Arlene Redfield
Eli Saulson
Eugene Schoener, PhD
Merle Schwartz*
Phyllis Schwartz
Dan Serlin
Howard Serlin
Melissa Shulman
Gail Stewart-Berman*
Phyllis Strome
Lita Zemmol
Julie Zussman
Lois Zussman
Richard Zussman*
*Past Presidents
HONORARY MEMBERS
Bessie Chase —
of Blessed Memory
Rabbi Solomon Gruskin —
of Blessed Memory
Gloria Perlmutter-Hecker
Elliot Luby, MD
Sondra Nathan
Melville Richman
—of Blessed Memory
Bertha Wilson
—of Blessed Memory
ADVISORY BOARD
Michael Anspach
Leonard Aronovitz, DO
Richard Bernstein
Mel Bornstein, MD
Sheldon Cohn
The Hon. David Gubow
Claire Lipten, PhD
Lionel Margolick
State Rep. Andrew E. Meisner
Robert Naftaly
Murray Pitt
Shari Rogers, PhD
Leonard Rosen, MD
Albert Sasson
Sherry Singer
Leo Sklar
Jeffrey Sobel
Sam Sobel
The Hon. Deborah Tyner
Rabbi Paul Yedwab
Neal Zalenko
Marcy Zussman
Mental illness has been much in the news lately. Not long ago we
were blasted with media reports about the gunman in the Virginia Tech
massacre who had a mental health history. Unfortunately the public is
often left to conclude that all people with mental illnesses are violent,
which of course we at Kadima know is far from the truth. What we can
state for sure is that mental illness is highly prevalent. One person in
five experiences some form of mental illness, including drug addictions,
eating disorders, and anxiety disorders, at some point in their lives. The
majority of people with mental illness pose no threat to anyone. The real
problem is that there are not enough public mental health programs to
meet the needs of this affected population.
That's why an agency like Kadima is so vital to our community. The
onset of a major mental illness means that someone has experienced an
alteration of his or her brain chemistry. People suffering from this illness
may experience delusions, hallucinations, extreme mood swings, poor
concentration, and impaired functioning. With proper medication, these
symptoms can be stabilized, and individuals can lead productive lives
in the community. But that community can be a very intimidating place.
Mental illness isolates and ostracizes, produces loneliness and despair.
It can take away one's independence, one's dignity and sometimes a
home, a family, and a reason to live.
My goals for Kadima are already being realized. As the parent of a
young adult with mental illness, I struggled during my daughter's adoles-
cence with no parent support group that could give me guidance and
consolation with my problems. I vowed then and there that one day I
would change that, and I am so proud to say that today Kadima has
expanded its mission to serve families dealing with sons and daughters
younger than age 18 who are struggling with mental illness. Kadima,
this wonderful mental health agency
whose mission is to enhance the
quality of lives for individuals and
their families affected by psychiatric
disabilities, can now help mothers
and fathers of elementary, middle
and high school kids. We are calling
this new division the Kadima Youth
Initiative. Kadima now runs a Family
Advocacy Support Group for families
of children with behavioral issues
and emotional disorders. In addi-
tions to this support group for young
families, the Kadima Youth Initiative
Gail Katz
President
has empowered the Educational
Conference committee to work very
hard to put together a day of learning and exploration at Oakland
University on November 16, 2007, entitled "When Mental Illness First
Appears: Advocating For Our Youth At Risk." We hope to attract
university students and professors, mental health professionals, families
with affected children, and educators to tackle subjects such as the juve-
nile justice system, diagnosis and treatment issues affecting our youth,
pharmacology updates, advocacy and resources in our public schools
for children, suicide identification and prevention, psychotherapy, and
advocacy and resources in our community. We hope to accomplish a
lot, and I hope to see you all there.
Please join us at our exciting Kadima Benefit at the MAX to hear
Joshua Nelson and his Kosher Gospel Singers on the evening of
September 25th.
You can help Kadima's
Operational Endowment Grow
Thanks to our many donors who have contributed to our Opera-
tional Endowments, we are making progress but continue striving to
reach our $10 million goal. If you are 70 1/2 or older or know some-
one who is, you can help us secure our programs by taking advan-
tage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 which allows individuals
age 70' and older to donate money directly from their traditional
IRA through their financial institution to a charity such as KADIMA
without paying taxes on this gift. Gifts can range from $100 to
$100,000 and you only have until the end of 2007 to act on this
and help KADIMA.. This is a win-win opportunity for you and for us.
Please call Doris @ (248)559-8235 for more information.
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- Sixth Annual
Kadima Golf
Classic Success
The 2007 Kadima Golf Classic
on July 16th was a huge success
due to the great weather and
the hard work of the Co-Chairs,
Eli Saulson and Keith Lewis.
Together with the dedicated golf
committee the Golf Classic was
extremely successful in raising
funds for the Lois and Milton Y.
Zussman Activity Center.
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Janette Shallal, L.M.S.W. A.C.S.W.
Executive Director
KADIMA, Jewish Residential and Support Services
for Adults with Mental Illness, along with
Oakland University and Havenwyck Hospital are
proud to host the following conference:
"When Mental llness First Appears:
Advocating for Our Youth at Risk"
At the Oakland Center Oakland University
Friday, November 16, 2007 • 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM.
Persons in the fields of mental health, education and law
are encouraged to attend, along with parents and
community advocates for youth with mental illness.
For Conference Registration
and Information contact Kadima:
Leah Foltyn, 248-559-8235 ext. 123
ti
Nancy Stein, L.M.S.W. A.C.S.W.
Clinical Director
Keith Lewis, left, and Eli Sau!son co-chairs
of Kadima's 2007 Golf Classic.
or kadimaleah@msn.corn•
See all that is happening and make tributes on line at www.kadimacenter.org . You can also contact us at kadimaplus@msn.com .
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